John D. Bredehoeft

Dr. Bredehoeft devoted 32 years to public service at the U.S. Geological Survey as a research scientist, as chief of the water research program, and as chief of the western region of the Water Resources Division. In 1995, he retired from the USGS and established the consulting firm, the Hydrodynamics Group. Dr. Bredehoeft stayed engaged in groundwater science throughout his life. In 2020, he and Dr. Leonard F. Konikow co-wrote the book Groundwater Resource Development, published by The Groundwater Project.

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Expert Testimony on Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts

I am writing on behalf of the Oil and Gas Accountability Project to provide an impartial analysis of the adequacy of the actions proposed in the subject report. I am a practicing hydrogeologist; I spent 32 years at the U.S. Geological Survey in both management and research positions. I left the USGS in 1995 to become a consultant. I have published more than 100 papers in the refereed scientific literature on various groundwater problems. My

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